Re: apt-get to remove all files

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (20/07/05 23:04), Johan wrote:
> 
> I did the following..
> apt-get install clamav
> 
> now I want to get rid of it and I mean all files connected to it.
> apt-get remove clamav.. does remove clamav but there is about another 20 files refering lying around.
> 
> Kindly please is there a way to remove/uninstall software and remove it totally.

I use:

aptitude purge package

I guess:

apt-get purge package

would do the same.

Check man apt-get

You might also want to checkout deborphan

Regards

Clive


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